Canada Campaigns
LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court | Report of LRWC activities October 2026
26/10/2026
Full pdf report LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court Report 19 October 2026 From July to October, 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN Human Rights Council. LRWC also contributed to the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) … [Read more...]
Canada: Urgent, concrete action needed to protect the International Criminal Court (ICC): Implement Canada’s blocking legislation against US sanctions imposed on the Court | Letter
14/10/2026
Full .pdf letter 14 October 2026 Right Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister Hon. Sean Fraser, Attorney General and Minister of Justice Hon. Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs Government of Canada House of Commons Ottawa ON, K1A 0A6 E-mail: mark.carney@parl.gc.ca, pm@pm.gc.ca, … [Read more...]
Why Canadians Need the Luxembourg Convention on Protection of the Legal Profession | Article
07/07/2026
By Catherine Morris First published in Slaw.ca: Canada’s online legal magazine, 28 May 2026. Republished by permission. Several Canadian governments have been using politicised rhetoric against “self-interested” lawyers and “biased” courts to garner popular support for increased control of the … [Read more...]
Attacks against the International Criminal Court: Who cares about victims of atrocity crimes? | Article
01/05/2026
By Catherine Morris First published in Slaw.ca: Canada’s online legal magazine, 28 January 2026. Republished by permission. When the distinguished Canadian jurist, Kimberly Prost, began her term as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2017, she could not have imagined what … [Read more...]
LRWC and the United Nations | Report of Activities January through April 2026
01/05/2026
Full pdf report LRWC and the United Nations January to April 2026 From January to April 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Committee, UN ECOSOC (Committee on NGOs), UN Human Rights Council Special Procedures, and the UN Human … [Read more...]
Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal Court | Statement
28/08/2025
Full pdf statement Also see the 22 August 2025 statement on United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal … [Read more...]
Canada: Open Letter to PM Carney on Gaza
12/06/2025
The Open Letter of 9 June 2025, endorsed by 412 Canadian legal, human rights, social justice, international relations, diplomatic, civil society, faith and labour leaders including LRWC Director, urges immediate, concrete and effective actions by Canada to: stop the genocide in Gaza; call … [Read more...]
British Columbia, Canada: Ensure respect for independence of the judiciary and fair trials | Letter
13/05/2025
Full pdf letter 10 May 2025 The Honourable David Eby Premier of British Columbia PO Box 9041 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9E1 Email: premier@gov.bc.ca Dear Premier, Re: Ensure respect for independence of the judiciary and fair trials I am writing on behalf of Lawyers’ … [Read more...]
Ontario, Canada: Ensure respect for judicial independence | Letter
09/05/2025
Full pdf letter 9 May 2025 Hon. Premier Doug Ford Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 via email: premier@ontario.ca Dear Premier Ford; Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada is deeply concerned by recent public comments you made in response to a court decision with … [Read more...]
Canada’s Obligation to Prevent Genocide | Letter to Canadian Members of Parliament
11/12/2024
Attention: Members of Parliament Canada’s legal obligations to prevent crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity View letter in pdf: Canada.ObligationToPreventGenocide.LRWC.11.12.24 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) calls on Canada to immediately enact effective measures … [Read more...]
